Chinese security personnel march outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, March 4, 2013. In a rare move, China on Monday declined to reveal its defense budget request for 2013. It has been customarily that the country announces its defense spending plan for a new year at a press conference that is held a day before the opening of an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan), APTOPIX